LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fund Raisers
Some ways of filling the coffers… Society pledge In 1990, the Bristol and West Building Society ran a vendor guarantee scheme whereby £100 was pledged to charity for every case proved where the society failed to meet certain standards....
Category: Articles
In deep water
Few people living inland would expect to rely on the RNLI to keep safe in their own communities but this was the reality for many driven from their homes by fl ooding in September 2008. The town of Morpeth, Northumberland, was worst hit when...
Category: Articles
Photo: The three acorns Augustus Mann carried in his pocket on the day of the disaster
Category: Photographs
Letters
COINS AND STAMPS 0 Many thanks for putting my article on coins and stamps in the October Journal. One small point is that we gave the prices as at September, 1972, whereas they were September 1971. As forecast, the common varieties have...
Category: Correspondence
The Life-Boat
BEEN out in the Life-boat often ? Ay, ay, sir, oft enough.
When it's rougher than this? Lor" bless you! this ain't what we calls rough; It's when there's a gale a-blowin', and the waves run in and...
Category: Poetry
Electronic Eyes and Ears Reviewed by Cdr Ken Wollan
Further developments in the Communications and Navigational Aids of a Modern Lifeboat By Cdr KEN WOLLAN QBE RN Staff Officer (Communications) RNLI MY PREDECESSOR, Lieutenant Ernest Gough, wrote an excellent article which appeared in the...
Category: Articles
At the Sharp End
A selection of lifeboat services from around the country Wells East Division Three saved .from stranded vessel Aservice to a fishing vessel in gale force winds, darkness, shallow water and heavy breaking seas has earned Wells lifeboat...
Category: Services
All hands on deck!
You don’t have to get wet to help save lives at sea.
We need more volunteers to help us raise funds, raise awareness and reduce tragedies. If you can give some time to the RNLI, please get in touch. It doesn’t...
Category: Articles
The Eighth Rnli Lottery Draw In Full Swing: As John Piper Hands One Winning Ticket to Joyce Pearce Who Organises the Lottery at Poole Hq Fred Williams Appeals Office Supervisor Spins the Dru
The eighth RNLI lottery draw in full swing: as John Piper hands one winning ticket to Joyce Pearce, who organises the lottery at Poole HQ, Fred Williams, appeals office supervisor, spins the drum ready for the next lucky dip. Cdr. Ted... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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